Railway-tie.



' J. M. ROE.-

' RAILWAY TIE. APPLICATION FILED 3.20, 1912.

Patented July 23, 1912.

t i i/ Memes UN TTED STATES PATENT @FFICE.

JACKSON M. ROE, 0F SUNNYSIDE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO HARLEY H. NEWCOMB, OF SUNNYSIDE, WASHINGTON.

RAILWAY-TIE. 3

Application filed April 20,

To all whom, it may concern:

Be 1t known that I, JhCKSON M. Ron, a

-cit-izen of the United States, residing at Sunnyside, in the county of Yakima and State of Vashington, have invented new and useful Improvements in Railway-Ties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to railroad ties, the object of the invention being to provide an all-metalrailway tie having combined therewith chairs, so related to the tlU and connected therewith by means of bolts, that the parts which engage the rails are securely clamped to the rails in tightening the bolts, so that an effective and reliable connection is obtained between the rails and the tie, which will avoid any possibility of the spreading of the rails.

VVth the aboye and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of the railroad tie, embodying the present invention, showing sections of rails held thereby. Fig. 2. is a longitudinal section through the tie and chairs, and also showing the rails in section. Fig. 3 is .a cross section taken through one end of the tie and one of the chairs.

Referring to the drawings, it will be seen that the main body of the tie is formed of a single sheet metal blank, which is bent along parallel lines 1 to form a bottom 2, and upwardly extending and upwardly diverging side flanges 3, while the bottom 2 of the tie is crimped or corrugated, as shown at 4, to provide an effective hold or seat for the extremity of a pinch bar to be used in forcing the chairs and rails into the proper gage, before finally clamping the chairs in place'between the flanges of the tie. The flanges of the tie are cut away, as shown, to provide rail holding lips 5, adapted to enage over the base of the rail at the outside of the latter.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 23, 1912.

1912. Serial No. 692,017.

In connection with each tie, I employ a pair of chairs, each of which is formed of a single sheet metal blank bent along parallel lines 6 to form a main body or top portion 7, and downwardly converging flanges S, which lie and work in contact with the inner faces of the flanges of the tie, each chair being secured between the flanges of the tie by means of bolts 9, inserted in opposite directions therethrough, said bolts passing through the flanges of the tie. and also through the flanges of the chair. Each chair is provided with an upwardly extending rail holding lip 11 which engages over the bottom flange of the rail at the inner side thereof.

From the foregoing description, it will now be seen that by tightening the bolts which fasten the chairs to the tie, a wedging action takes place between each chair and the tie. which serves to force the engaging lips of .he tie. and the chairs into firm engagement. with the rail, thus securely clamping the rail and preventing all lost motion between the rail and the chairs. This adds reatly to the life and durability of the tie, and the roadbed as a whole, and prevents possibility of the rails spreading, the outside rail holding lips being integral parts of the tie itself.

That is claimed is:

A metallic railway tie, the main body of which is composed of a single sheet metal.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing.the Commissioner of Patents,

' Washington. D. G. 

